2. FBI Criminal Background CheckA third check, the FBI Criminal Background check, is also required for all volunteers except those who have been Pennsylvania residents for at least 10 years. The FBI check includes fingerprinting and costs $22.60. The Lindy Center will give you a code to cover the cost of fingerprinting, so go check with them first!

After you register, you can go in person to be fingerprinted. The closest fingerprinting locations are 744 South Street (walk-ins available: Monday-Friday 9am-7pm and Saturdays 11am-4pm) and 1015 Chestnut Street Suite 307 (walk-ins available: Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm). Results are typically available through the Lindy Center 1-5 days after you are fingerprinted.

If you have lived in PA for at least 10 years, you can bypass fingerprinting and instead complete this form in the presence of a trusted witness, who would be anyone you know who can affirm that you signed the form.